Morphemes: Digestive System

Absorpt/o

to take in

Aden

gland

Aliment/o

nourishment

Amyl/o

Starch

Anabol/o

building up

Append/o

appendix

Appendic/o

appendix

Bil/i

bile

Bucc/o

cheek

Celi/o

abdomen

Cheil/o

lip

Chol/e

gall, bile

Choledoch/o

common bile duct

Cirrh/o

orange-yellow

Col/o

colon

Colon/o

colon

cyst/o

bladder

dent/o

tooth

diverticul/o

Diverticula

Duoden/o

Duodenum

Enter/o

small intestine

Esophag/e/o

esophagus

Fibr/o

fibrous tissue

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

Glyc/o

sweet, sugar

Halit/o

breath

Hemat/o

blood

Hemorrh/o

vein susceptible to bleed

Hepat/o

liver

Herni/o

hernia

Ile/o

ileum

Labi/o

lip

Lapar/o

abdomen

Lingu/o

tongue

Lip/o

fat

Odont/o

tooth

Pancreat/o

pancreas

Pept/o

to digest

Pharyng/e/o

pharynx

Pil/o

hair

Prand/i

meal

Proct/o

anus and rectum

Pylor/o

pylorus, gatekeeper

Rect/o

Rectum

Sial/o

saliva, salivary

Splen/o

spleen

Stomat/o

mouth

Cirrhosis

chronic liver disease

Fibroma

tumors composed of fibrous tissues

Hematernesis

vomiting of blood

Hemorrhoid

inflamed veins located in the rectum causing discomfort and bleeding

Malabsorption

decreased ability to absorb nutrients from the intestinal tract

Appendectomy

surgical procedure to remove an inflamed appendix

Colonoscopy

procedure which examines the entire colon

Vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG)

removal of left stomach for weight loss

Cholecystectomy

surgical procedure to remove the gallbladder